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Post #743188 by TIKIQUÉBEC on Mon, May 18, 2015 5:05 AM

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Hello Tattoo,

If you go on page 209 of the Céramique de Beauce book published in 2005 (Daniel Cogné et al., Éditions GID), you'll find that your mug was designed and firstly produced in 1963.

Céramique de Beauce produced about twelve tiki pieces. The number under your mug is a production number. From the 1940's to the 1980's, Beauce produced more than 5000 different pieces, that were all numbered.

At that time, it was not rare for the pottery companies to copy each other. Beauce produced some pieces that were designed by other companies, and companies produced pieces that were designed by Beauce.

This is a really nice piece. Beauce tiki pieces are rare to find, even here in Québec.

Aloha!

TIKIQUÉBEC